The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-11-08
Governor 0glesby Between
Two Fires.
COMPUTATION Or EXECUTIONS
The Sensation OF Sunday at Chicago
The Finding OF a Dynamite Bomb
in Lingg's Cell.
The Anarchists.

case was larger this morning than evel
Def Governor Oglesby, this after
noon, informed an Associated Press
representative that while there were
many demands that. the sentence o
death be carried out, the proportion o.
eddy larger than on any previous day
As matter of fact, said the Governor
the pleas for clemencv have Away:
been somewhat greater than the re
quests for non-interference, but thi:
morning the proposition was somewhat
greater than usual. Delegations, [ pre-
sumo, will begin to come in tomorrow
or next day and when they do pro
pose to receive them all in the recep-
ton room at the capital. Everybody
Will be accorded patient hearing and
the case finally disposed of just
as all other cases OF like character
have been in the past. Numerous tele-
grams have been received by the gov
ernor during the day, most of them from
Chicago. Their tenor cannot be learned,
othe: than that one was from promi-
LIZ capitalist, who favors executive
clemency. Thee is little doubt that
the governor is at this time receiving
communications from an unusually
large number of moneyed men OF the
country, who recommend a cOmmu ia
tioI of sentence. Some of these gentle.
men waive all question as to the law
and Justice of the case and simply favor
clemency on the grounds of public
safety, insisting that it is better to send
the condemned men to the penitentiary
for life than to let all of them become
professed martyrs by suffering the death
penalty.
Acknowledgement Hunt was seen to-
day by an Associated Press representa-
tive, and asked his opinion as to the
probable outcome of the petitions for
clemency. AZ have no idea what the
Governor will do, p" said he. 1.-The only
time l have seen him since my return
here, was for a short time yesterday
ing the case, and is considering it con-
An enormous pressure is
being brought upon him, and this will
become greater day by day from this
time until the date of the execution.
AS l have always expected, peculiar
sentiment has begun 10 develop among
a certain element as the final day APP
prcaches. These people, actuated al
most wholly by feelingc Of sympathy,
are signing petitions for clemency.
Many of them are signing them for the
just as they would
sign them for any other misfortunate
or unfortunate If the case were presented
TO them. It is a simple matter of sym
pathy, that is gradually working this
change of sentiment. Many people, too,
consider that the degrees of guilt vary
with these men, and that may be true,
to some extent. Anyhow, feeling Is
broadcast that certain OF the con-
demned men we're more guilty than
others. That belief is undoubtedly af.
fectIng public sentiment to some eI-
tent. On the other hand there is no |
doubt that the refusal of some OF the
men to ask or accept Communication OF
sentence, has alienated much OF
the sympathy that they would
and resolutions re-
ceived from incendiary societies |
and Anarchist circles, abroad are vio- |
lent in their denunciations of the Hi |
1ois judiciary. The Supreme Court of |
this State has been so mlsrepresented |
by a portion of the press in Europe, |
and its decision so generally garbled, |
hat the Supreme Court reporter of |
illinois has Just sent copies of the deci- |
sion in the Anarchist case TO United |
States ministers in Europe and all |
leading journals of the trans-Atlanticl
press.
Governor Oglesby was thunderstruck |
when he received the news, tonight, of |
The finding of the bombs in Lingg's
ell. He read and re-read the dispatch
and q cloud of gloom. yexation and
anxiety swept over his face, as the full
import of the information dawned
lp0n him. "I can tsssy any thing" he
Iaid, to an Associated Press represen-
,atlve, ~ must say nothing whatever
n regard TO this matter. There is
nothing l can properly say, and any
opinion | might express. even if it were
proper for me 10 express an opinion,
would only be misunderstood"
l am surprised at your information
said ATTORNEY General Hunt, when the
news was communicated TO him. Not
'nly am 1 surprised, but am he artily
orry. 1t puts different phase on the
natter, so far as the opinion OF a por-
ion of the public is concerned, and at
east shows that Lingg Is as
Iad as he has been painted. So
ar as the public Is concerned
he effect can only be TO prejudice the
minds of the masses against the con-
Iemned men. As to what effect it
rould have on the governor, of course,
aunot say. It should, as q matter of
act, have no effect, but man must be
aore than human if he is not affected {
o some degree by such information; at I
II events it is q circumstance generally |
o be regretted" u
1t has Just transpired that Governor
)glesby has within the past few days Ii
eceived several communications threat
ming violence if he refuse TO exercise :
xecutive clemency in behalf of the con- s
emned Anarchists. This news only
saked out tonight, but comes from a
ource that is considered most reliable. s
me anonymous letter dated from Chi {
ago is said to boldly threaten the gov
rnor with death in case he permits the !
anarchists to be hanged. Governor
lglesby endeavored to keep this news {
rom reaching the ears of his family, {
S he desires to spare them all alarm. J
: has been daily remarked by friends |
( Governor Oglesby that ever since {
xecutige clemency became the last re- I
ort Of The Anarchists the governor has